Who we are
RIPESS Europe – Solidarity Economy Europe, was born from the synergy produced by the meetings of the Globalisation of Solidarity organised by the intercontinental network RIPESS Intercontinental, the first of which took place in Lima in 1997. The 4th International Forum of “Globalisation of Solidarity”, Lux’09, which took place in Schifflange in April 2009, led to the launching of a dynamic by establishing trust and shared-knowledge between networks of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) at continental and intercontinental levels. During this meeting, Eric Lavillunière (INEES) and Christine Gent (WFTO) initiated the structuring of a European RIPESS platform.
In Barcelona, in 2011, RIPESS Europe was born. It included representatives of networks from Belgium, Catalonia, France, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania and Germany.
News from Europe—
International and European Solidarity Economy Congress “Solikon 2015” – Berlin
RIPESS Europe is co-organizing with SOLIDARISCHE ÖKONOMIE the international SSE congress "Solikon 2015" to be held in Berlin from September 5 to 13, 2015. RIPESS Europe will also be hosting its General Assembly during the Congress and will facilitate various workshops. The program is available online on the official website of the Congress.